Three framed prints of the West Mersea Town Council information boards leaving Leafy HQ for a new home. The real things are planted on legs around St Peter's Well Meadow, Mersea Island, Essex.
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Framed Info Boards
Three framed prints of the West Mersea Town Council information boards leaving Leafy HQ for a new home. The real things are planted on legs around St Peter's Well Meadow, Mersea Island, Essex.
Monday, 3 March 2014
Show and Tell
The driftwood pencils I showed here evolved into this...
Trying to make my blog a nicer place, I have tentatively delved into the world of computer geekery. HTML code generally looks like a lot of gobbledegook to me but after much reading up on it and making a few (not really so hard) changes I now have big pictures. Hooray! I'm not entirely sure big pictures are compatible with all the computer screens out there, but I will keep posting big ones until I am overwhelmed with requests not to.
Trying to make my blog a nicer place, I have tentatively delved into the world of computer geekery. HTML code generally looks like a lot of gobbledegook to me but after much reading up on it and making a few (not really so hard) changes I now have big pictures. Hooray! I'm not entirely sure big pictures are compatible with all the computer screens out there, but I will keep posting big ones until I am overwhelmed with requests not to.
Friday, 7 February 2014
Promised Pictures.
We Brits are infamous for grumbling about our weather. There is a lot of 'Britain Battered by Storms' talk in the news at the moment.
It really has been a bit wet and windy, so I think we might be allowed a little moan this time. The railway at Dawlish washed away, for goodness sake, and the poor flooded folk in Somerset have been underwater for weeks.
Here on the East Coast, yes it's been quite windy and it's been quite rainy and we've had some fairly monster tides, but nothing as dramatic as the tidal surge that came a couple of months ago. I promised to put up some pictures. So, better late than never, here goes....
It was a dark and stormy night (5th December 2013) and the tide came in and in and in until the North Sea was lapping at our gates.
The following tides were quite high too, covering Coast Road and flooding up The Lane.
And here are my punting friends last Sunday (such a lucky sunny day with no rain) sailing up and down the Strood.
The Strood is the causeway linking Mersea Island to the mainland. It's normally a road (the B1025 to Colchester) but it floods at spring tides turning Mersea back into a real island, and marooning us for an hour or two.
Thanks to Lurch for the film.
It really has been a bit wet and windy, so I think we might be allowed a little moan this time. The railway at Dawlish washed away, for goodness sake, and the poor flooded folk in Somerset have been underwater for weeks.
Here on the East Coast, yes it's been quite windy and it's been quite rainy and we've had some fairly monster tides, but nothing as dramatic as the tidal surge that came a couple of months ago. I promised to put up some pictures. So, better late than never, here goes....
It was a dark and stormy night (5th December 2013) and the tide came in and in and in until the North Sea was lapping at our gates.
The following tides were quite high too, covering Coast Road and flooding up The Lane.
And here are my punting friends last Sunday (such a lucky sunny day with no rain) sailing up and down the Strood.
The Strood is the causeway linking Mersea Island to the mainland. It's normally a road (the B1025 to Colchester) but it floods at spring tides turning Mersea back into a real island, and marooning us for an hour or two.
Thanks to Lurch for the film.
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Nice Numbers
West Mersea Yacht Club's coordinates have been discussed at great length. After a bit of dillying I finally painted them above the bar.
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Sing with the Lifeboat Crew!
Carol service, 3pm today at West Mersea Lifeboat Station. Come and sing with the lifeboat crew! All are welcome (and there will be mulled wine and minced pies afterwards).
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Goodness Me, it's a Giveaway!
You can join in too. Hop over to Facebook and leave a word or two in my Facebook comments box (here) to be entered into a draw. A winner will be picked at random and announced on Sunday. Good Luck!
If you are not on Facebook, I think you can still go there and look at my page, but you may not be able to comment without signing up and 'liking' my page. I'm not sure, but do have a try.
I am afraid I cannot include any folk who comment here (on my blog) in the giveaway. Sorry :(
*little postscripty footnote
We've been having a fairly soggy time lately, what with North Sea storm surges and a spate of floody high tides. I hope to post some piccies up here soon.
15th December 2013
***The Winner of my Facebook Giveaway is Marieke Hooker***
Congratulations Marieke!
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